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BY SRA. RUTH — METRO BRIEFING

Port St. Lucie — Restaurant Inspection Briefing

Mija, escuchame, look at these numbers and tell me you aren't shocked. Across the whole state, there are 2000 chronic failures—those bad actors who just can't seem to learn how to keep a kitchen clean—and it is a total mishegoss. In the last 30 days alone, Florida saw 723 recent failures and 1297 lost licenses. Ay bendito, but the Treasure Coast is doing even worse than the rest of the state. The density of these chronic problems in the Treasure Coast is 209% above the Florida average. It's a real shanda, mija, a total disgrace. Oy gevalt, qué desastre, because the Treasure Coast shows 14 recent high-priority hits. These are the serious violations that make my heart sink, involving 1 Bagels, 1 Bar, 1 Diner, and 1 Fast Food. Qué barbaridad, mamala.

🔥 Alerts

Emergency Orders

18 records this window

Restaurants closed by DBPR emergency order in the last 90 days.

Hablando claro, mija — Alice's Restaurant in Stuart, Krave Noodle and Rice in Stuart and Twin Dragon Restaurant in Stuart topped the the Treasure Coast ledger this round. 18 emergency-order shutdowns in the 90-day window — DBPR ordered the kitchen closed on the spot. These are the most actionable signals: faster than admin actions, faster than license cancellation, faster than corporate dissolution. Across the Red Alert cohort: 1 Bagels, 1 Chinese, 1 Diner, and 1 Thai. Trend line: emergency-order volume is steady against the last public cut. Mija, in plain English: an emergency order means DBPR ordered service stopped until a callback inspection clears it. Que se cuiden — los pobres clientes.

  • Alice's RestaurantStuart6 HPPestScore 650last visit 2026-06-24
  • Krave Noodle and RiceStuart7 HP2 INT9 BASPestScore 779last visit 2026-06-23
  • Twin Dragon RestaurantStuart11 HP1 INT4 BASPestScore 1164last visit 2026-06-23
  • Bagel Break DeliStuart10 HPPestScore 1050last visit 2026-06-22
  • Florentinos Italian CuisineStuart4 HP7 INT1 BASPestScore 521last visit 2026-06-22

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Near Miss

14 records this window

Inspections in the last 30 days that posted high-priority violations but were not shut down.

Para que sepas — BAGEL BROTHERS OF NEW YORK INC in Port St. Lucie, PICKLED RESTAURANT & BAR in Fort Pierce and BOHEMIO CAFE LLC in Fort Pierce sat at the head of the the Treasure Coast list. 14 high-priority citations posted in the 30-day window — none of these resulted in an emergency-order closure (those are in Red Alert). They are the near-miss watch list: restaurants that drew inspector attention but stayed open. Any of them could receive a follow-up inspection. The recurring violation labels were HP and BAS. Mija, in plain English: a high-priority violation is the state saying the risk can touch food safety right now. I should live so long.

  • BAGEL BROTHERS OF NEW YORK INCPort St. Lucie3 HP4 INT3 BASPestScore 393last visit 2026-06-11
  • PICKLED RESTAURANT & BARFort Pierce4 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 484last visit 2026-06-08
  • BOHEMIO CAFE LLCFort Pierce4 HP5 INT2 BASPestScore 502
  • SPIROS TAVERNAPort St. Lucie5 HP5 BASPestScore 555
  • SHUCKERSJensen Beach5 HP3 INT4 BASPestScore 584last visit 2026-06-01

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Closed/Delinquent

3 records this window

Two tiers: confirmed closures (owner-validated posts, news, and external places data that say service has stopped) and DBPR delinquent/inactive licenses (Primary Status Code 45/46) — a regulatory state, not by itself a confirmed closure.

Ay, mein bubbeleh — SCOOP in Jensen Beach, JUGOS Y FRUTAS EL GUERO in Fort Pierce and GOOD EATS SEE FOOD in Port St. Lucie drew the loudest scorecard in the Treasure Coast. These are recent closure signals under review, not yet independently confirmed. Mija, in plain English: a closure signal is evidence a place may have gone dark; only verified tier-4 records are confirmed permanent closures. A klog tsu Columbus's.

  • SCOOPJensen Beachclosure score 2
  • JUGOS Y FRUTAS EL GUEROFort Pierceclosure score 2
  • GOOD EATS SEE FOODPort St. Lucieclosure score 2

⚠️ Caution

Chronic Violation Record

177 records this window

Active enforcement targets and repeat offenders: restaurants carrying emergency-order history, chronic 11-year systemic violation patterns, or cross-flag enforcement tiers.

Ay bendito, mija, listen to me. In the Treasure Coast, 177 restaurants have come up with chronic violation records when you look at the 11-year pattern view—that is a long time for these people to keep making the same mistakes, like they have no sechel in their heads. Oy gevalt, qué desastre! Leading this list of repeat offenders are PUEBLO VIEJO ST LUCIE WEST in Port St. Lucie and EL RANCHO RESTAURANT in Port St. Lucie. No tiene vergüenza.

  • PUEBLO VIEJO ST LUCIE WESTPort St. Lucie7 HP5 INT10 BASScore 760Historical bad actorlast visit 03/17/2026
  • EL RANCHO RESTAURANTIndiantown6 HP1 INT3 BASScore 613Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 01/20/2026
  • KAMEFort Pierce7 HP4 INT14 BASScore 754Active bad actorCurrently Activelast visit 06/10/2026
  • BRISAS DEL MAR BAR & GRILL INCFort Pierce5 HP7 INT13 BASScore 583Active bad actorlast visit 11/24/2025
  • SPRITZ CITY BISTROStuart9 HP3 INT11 BASScore 941Active bad actorlast visit 10/28/2025

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✨ Trusted

Most Improved

14 records this window

Restaurants whose recent-window violation count is at least 50% lower than the prior window, with the most recent inspection clean.

Oy, mein kind, mein kind — TOOJAY'S DELI in Stuart, MCDONALD'S CORPORATION in Palm City and PRIME 772 in Port Saint Luice headlined the the Treasure Coast rundown. 14 restaurants met the sustained-improvement test: at least four inspections in each 12-month window, recent HP+Critical counts cut by 50% or more, and an active license. TOOJAY'S DELI in Stuart dropped HP+Critical counts from 24 to 4 across the two 12-month windows (83.3% better). Mija, in plain English: most improved means the recent record got materially cleaner than the prior-year pattern. Comer es vivir, but not LIKE THAT.

  • TOOJAY'S DELIStuart1 INT3 BASScore 13
  • MCDONALD'S CORPORATIONPalm City
  • PRIME 772Port Saint Luice2 BASScore 2
  • MILLER'S ALE HOUSEPort St. Lucie1 INTScore 10
  • BERRY FRESH CAFEStuart

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Clean Plates

92 records this window

Restaurants with multiple inspections in the current quarter and zero high-priority or intermediate violations.

Como dice mi abuela — to hear something good for once. In the Treasure Coast, 92 licensees ran a clean Q2 2026 ledger across multiple inspections, which means they kept their kitchens spotless and didn't get slapped with any big mistakes. These are the ones who do it right every time, not just once by luck, including PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLC, 57 CATERING LLC, and MAD DOGS LLC. Nu? — y por qué no me sorprende that some people actually care about hygiene. PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLC even stretched a high-priority-free run to 10 inspections covering roughly 2.5 years, meaning they didn't have any major health scares for a long time. It makes my heart kvell just a little bit to see them working so hard. Eat something — but not THERE, oh wait, actually, you can eat here!

  • PRESTIGO HOTEL VERO BEACH LLCVero Beach
  • 57 CATERING LLCFort Pierce
  • MAD DOGS LLCStuart
  • JOHNS ISLAND TENNIS GRILLVero Beach
  • INDIAN-CAFEPort St. Lucie1 BASScore 1

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🆕 New

New Owners

42 records this window

DBPR ownership-change records in the last 30 days — "Approve Change Owner Request" actions.

Mija, ven acá un segundo — MACS in Port St. Lucie, CRAZY AREPAS in Port St. Lucie and SWEET SMOKE SOUTHERN KITCHEN in Stuart sat at the head of the the Treasure Coast list. 42 ownership-change filings posted in the 30-day window. Trend line: ownership-change volume is even with the last public cut. These are operator turnovers — a new owner-of-record on an existing license — not closures, cancellations, or revocations. Mija, in plain English: an ownership-change filing means a new operator took over the license; it does not mean the restaurant closed. Don't even ask, mija.

  • MACSPort St. Lucie
  • CRAZY AREPASPort St. Lucie
  • SPIROS TAVERNAPort St. Lucie
  • SWEET SMOKE SOUTHERN KITCHENStuart
  • MAISON MARTINIQUEVero Beach

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Openings

14 records this window

New DBPR licenses plus confirmed opening signals: the places that just joined the map and still need their first public-record track record.

Mira, hijita — Current the Treasure Coast tally: 14 opening signals. 17 announced via FB/news/operator signal; 220 DBPR/event-ledger new-license records; 11 reopening, transfer, or reissue records tracked outside the new-opening headline. Current names include ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT in Stuart, AND MORE in Hobe Sound and IZZIBAN SUSHI in Vero Beach. Ledger type mix: 220 new-license records and 17 announcement-led records and 11 reopenings. Cuisine/venue mix: 83 Unknown and 21 Pizza. Area concentration: 57 PORT ST LUCIE and 42 FORT PIERCE. Velocity check: 19 opening signals in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30. Dated opening signals run from 2024-07-02 to 2026-06-17. RiskyEats treats these as opening signals: license issue, announcement, or operational evidence can precede the first routine inspection, so the paragraph does not imply a clean inspection history. Mija, in plain English: an opening signal starts with licensing or source-confirmed evidence, not wishful ribbon-cutting. Mein gott, qué locura.

  • ANGELO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANTStuart
  • AND MOREHobe Sound
  • IZZIBAN SUSHIVero Beach
  • JAMAICAN VIBES RESTAURANTVero Beach
  • PEPE'S CANTINA PORT ST. LUCIEPort St. Lucie

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